title: Coccidioides immitis: two cases of misidentified mycosis.
abstract: In the present report, two cases of pulmonary coccidioidomycosis that caused a diagnostic confusion are presented. The first case was initially misdiagnosed as nonsmall cell carcinoma, and both cases were initially misidentified as blastomycosis because of the presence of an atypical morphological form of Coccidioides immitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada. clee@mcmaster.ca
authors.forename: Christine H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Lindsay
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wilcox
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chorneyko
authors.forename: Aandrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McIvor
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D018893:Bronchoalveolar Lavage / Q000379:methods; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000166:cytology / Q000382:microbiology; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003045:Coccidioides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003047:Coccidioidomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents